Malden High School - Maldonian Yearbook (Malden, MA)

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At the Class of 1965 Banquet... Mr. Webster Urges Seniors to Consldei HEADMASTER F. CHAMPLIN WEBSTER, JR. Knowledge and sympathetic understanding of his fellow men increases man’s desire for peace for 'No man is so foolish as to desire war more than peace; for in Peace sons bury their fathers, but in War fathers bury their sons’ Croesus said to 18 Cyrus in 500 B.C.”

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By voting $4,109,680, the highest budget in hist The School Committee ui'ihers Education To the members of the Class of 1% 5 extend my greetings and best wishes for the future. May I suggest that as you leave Malden High School you continue your efforts to improve yourselves. In so doing you wiU be working for the improvement of society as a whole. May I suggest that you work for peace in the world by working for peace in your own immediate milieu, by loving one another and by ridding yourselves of all traces of bigotry, prejudice and all hatreds except a hatred of injustice. These are indeed perilous times that face you as you bravely step forward into a future which is at best uncertain. But in our time and before, the youth of the nation has ever gone forth from school into a world plagued with crises. Yet those who have faced up to the dangers have faced them down in the end. This has been the pattern of America's youth. I trust and pray it will be your pattern, your victory and triumph.” ' r MR. PHANEUFS PLEASANT SECRETARY. Mrs. Norma Green, capably handles all clerical work for the superintendent and the school committee. H. PHANEUF

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reaching as a Career WILL YOU BE A TEACHER — IN MALDEN? You have heard it said many times that you are the voters and rulers of tomorrow in this great democracy of ours. Therefore, the Malden School System has tried to prepare you well for the responsibilities of citizenship and government. Who is going to teach the students of Malden High School five or six years from now? SOME OF YOU, I HOPE. Many of us have seen that World War I poster which shows Uncle Sam pointing his finger at the reader. At the bottom of the poster is the challenge, Uncle Sam Needs YOU! I would like to expand that idea and say, Uncle Sam needs you, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts needs you, and the City of Malden needs you — TO TEACH. Because of the population explosion of the past two decades, the National Education Association estimates that there will be a teacher shortage of over 250,000 by 1975. In New England alone, we arc already in need of many teachers, particularly at the secondary school level. At this time, teachers in languages. mathematics, sciences, and industrial arts are in short supply. One cause for a dearth of teachers in these fields is probably due to the reluctance of many young college people to prepare themselves to teach these subjects. Proficiency in a language, in mathematics or the sciences requires an ability and a self-discipline which many young people today either do not have or arc unwilling to use. Industrial arts subjects require not only the acquisition of knowledge, but a certain know-how”, a certain skill in the use of the hands. Because people who major in these subjects arc in demand by the colleges and technical schools, high schools must compete for their teachers in the number of those left. To you young men who possess an ability to use your hands as well as your heads, the opportunities to teach industrial arts subjects arc many. The demand for secondary school teachers in electronics, printing, mechanical drawing, and woodworking far exceeds the supply. To you young ladies who arc particularly interested in home economics, the supply of teachers is practically nihil. Some of your parents will give you the argument that the teaching profession is good only for those young ladies who wish to use it as a stop-gap until marriage and it is good for the unmarried man until he makes up his mind what he really wants to do. I believe that dedicated teachers, both young men and young women, will find teaching a challenge, a rewarding experience that pays off in more than dollars and cents. It is my belief that by the time you arc graduated from college, a new tax base will have been found which will provide money enough to raise the salary scale of teachers to compete with industry. I would humbly suggest that if one cuts his coat according to his cloth, he can be happy on the salaries being paid today. I sec few teachers who look under nourished and few who do not maintain a modest but good standard of living. At Malden High School, some of you have been members of the Future Teachers of America Club.” I hope that every last one of you who is qualified will become a teacher. When you arc graduated from col- lege, let me urge you to gain experience in a small school before seeking a position in a large school. I would suggest Maine, New Hampshire or Vermont. Do not be too much concerned about salary the first two years. Be concerned about getting experience in a situation you can handle. In the past fifty years, many of our Malden teachers and administrative officers have gained their experience in these three states: Farnsworth G. Marshall, John B. Matthews, Maty Heald, Deborah Young, Superintendent Phaneuf and your present Head Master. The teacher who has had experience in a small school first has a decided advantage when confronted by the pupils of a large school. In my 33 years in the Malden system, Malden School Committees have always preferred to hire our boys and girls, if they are worthy and well-qualified.” Now, of course, you are not all going to become teachers. Some of you arc our future bankers and business men, our doctors, lawyers, publishers and members of the fourth estate. Whatever you do after being graduated, do your very best. If you become a tradesman, be the best brick layer, the best mechanic, the best carpenter — in Malden. My wish is that you be happy in whatever you do. I am a believer in the Old Testament verse which sap: Man docs not live by bread alone. (Non in solo pane vivat homo.) Ductcronomy VIII — 3. If I had it to do over again, I would teach Latin and in Malden. SENIOR BANQUET May 27, 1965 PRINCIPAL CLERK MISS MABEL McQUESTEN, Mr. Webster's dependable secretary and one of Malden High's most devoted sports fans, efficiently and pleasantly answers all calls for assistance from both teachers and students. 19